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Jack Best to
Be Buried by
‘WOub Men
Lincoln, .Ian. 24.—Jack Best,
veteran trainer at tlie slate uni
i entity, will be buried Friday after
noon. His body will lie in stale
from 10 until 1 on the rubbing
table in the gymnasium dressing
room, over which he worked so
many years. The “N” club, com
posed of all letter men, will serve
as honorary pallbearers.
Jack Best is dead, but the' spirit
be imbued nt Nebraska university
will live on and on.”
That was the gist of pretty trib
utes paid by Omahans Wednesday
to the memory of Jack Best, Ne
braska trainer for more than 40
years, who died Tuesday afternoon
at his home In Lincoln following a
long illness.
Every Omahan privileged to wear |
in ”N” and know the fuithful old !
trainer, Lit a personal loss in his
death.
I'larence Swanson, eaptain of the
\» lii a.sk i football team in 1921, and
^00 three years a star player; Warren
Howard, i captain and star of a dec
ade ago; Gy Mason, Harry Tukey,
Earl Hawkins and score* of others
who have worn the Scarlet and
• 'ream in athletic events, expressed
deep sorrow over the beloved veter
an s demise, and few failed to recall
the tenderness with which lie le
velled them when they went to him
with sore and bruised bodies.
Jack Best was not educated to
play the role of doctor. He came to
Lincoln as a, brick mason, and it was
several years after he had Accepted
a job as night watchman at the uni
versity thm Iiia natural skill as a
trainer became known.
■ Jimmy,” as he was affectionately ;
called, possessed "miracle hunds^’
declare Omaha athletes who have felt
Ids magi • work on strained tendons
and bruised muscles dispel all pain 1
and leave them feeling "as good as
before.”
"Jack was the mender of men,”
said Cy Mason, former Nebraska ath
lete.
"A few rubs on a sore muscle, and
presto! relief came. Sometimes he
could fix r.n athlete in one treat
ment.
"No doctor, however learned, could
excel him in the profession nt which
lie worked so faithfully and strenu
ously, and loved so well.'
Omaha alumni will semi a large
w reath to Lincoln as a silent messen
ger of their love and esteem for him. ‘
Many ”N" men now high in th^ busi
ness world will close their offices to j
attend the funeral of the associate
of their college days.
Schmader Off
to Fight Enberg
Jack Lewis and liis heavyweight, j
Andy Schmader, left last night for St.
I>auf where Schmader is scheduled to |
' ngnge in a duel of fisticuffs with one
Km 11 Enberg.
When they boarded the train last
night Lewis and Schmader had their
fingers crossed. The last time they
rode in the steam cars they narrow-1
ly escaped disaster. j
lieturning home from Oklahoma
City, where Schmader administered a 1
dose of defeat to Ole Anderson a
couple of weeks ago, the Omaha man- J
ager and his fighter were rudely dis- j
turbed a 6:30 a. m. by a series of
hard jolts, followed by the crash of
splintered wood. Seven coaches of the
Santa Fe train were derailed, includ
ing the one occupied by Lewis ami |
Schmader. Neither, however, suffered
more than a few severe bumps, and
with Hugh Walker, tlie Kansas City i
fighter, and his manager. Jay Thom-'
as. who were on the same train, they
quickly busied themselves assisting
the injured.
So tickled were they to escape with
a whole skin that both promptly
signed release claims when the rail-1
road claim agents appeared on the
scene. Now they're trying to figure !
out how much they let themselves he '
talked out of.
Saints Sign Semi-Pro.
St. Joseph—Fred Frankenhoff, a i
St. Joseph semi-professional pitcher,
has signed wltjn the local Western i
^ league baseball club.
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KJttShciMKnoifl
By t49hsrp
Q Must players jumping in center or j
elsewhere keen one band behind their j
backs until one or the other has touched
the ball?
V Yes. otherwise placer not doing to
commits a violation.
ij. If a closely guarded player is hold.
Ing the ball on the floor and making no
attempt to play it, should it be called a
foul?
No. If opponent is ho closely guard
ing him that h«? cannot moke a play, it
should be called a held ball.
Q. May a player hit the ball with his
fist while jumping at center?
A. No. It Ih a foul both amateur
and profeeaioiuil games.
y. When a player shoots for the bas
ket and misses, can he again catch the
ball before another player has touched
it and try u second time for basket?
A. Y’es, this Ih legal In both games.
Q. Docs the ball have to be kept in mo
tion? Is there any definite time as to
how long an unguarded player may hold
the ball?
A. No, the ball does not have to be
kept In motion. A player may hold it
indeflntely In both amateur and pro
fessional games.
llow to Play Basket Rail.
Offense. When you are on your way
in to receive a pass or about to inter
cept one you should be figuring to whom
you are going to pass or what you are
going to do with the ball. Otherwise you
will be left flat-footed many times. Do
not take long shots under ordinary con
ditions. for in most cases it means loss of
the ball. If a player is inside the foul
line snd set, he should shoot and follow
up his shot, and all other players close
to the basket should follow up the shot
with him. If an angular shot is tried
A *t least one player should follow in from
^7 the opposite side, leaving it up to the
one making the shot to cover the side
h shot frem. If on a followup you get
possession of the ball and are blocked
from shooting again at the basket, turn
fast and pass out to another of your
I layers so he can start the play over
again. On followups off the backboard or
basket you must go up in the air after
t ha balk Don’t stand and wait lor the
ball to come to >ou
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"Jug" Broivn ff ill
Lead "Link" Cagers
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jCAPT, JOG SEMI
U j l (>” BROWN, all-state quar
I terback on the Lincoln high
" school toot ba II eleven last
season, lias been elected captain of
the 19-U basket ball quintet at Lin.
coin.
Broun is a good floor man and,
one of the Imr cogs in the Lincoln
bifih basket bail machine.
Ames Cyclone
V/res tiers to
Meet Huskers
Lincoln, Jan. 24.—(Special Tele
gram.}—Ames' wrestling team invades
Cornhuskerland Saturday night with
a team which includes five veterans.
This meet is considered the big test
of the season for Nebraska wrestlers.
Both Aines and NebrusKahave had one
match this season. Both met and
won from Northwestern, Ames get
ting the host of a 29 to 0 score while
the Huskers won, 19 to 6.
One interesting bout on the card
will be sort-of a family affair. Cap
tain Troutman of the Nebraska team
is matched against his cousin. Smith,
of Ames, in the 173-pound class,
Kearney Teachers Beat
Midland College Five
Kearney, Nob.. Jan. 24.—(Special
Telegram.)—The K irney teachers' |
college cage tear plaeyd the fast !
Midland college file off their feet in
the initial minutes of a basket liall i
game here and won by the score of i
27 to 19v Kearney took the lead In
the first minute and rapidly tallied
throe goals. The visitors scored but
two field goals.
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In r iiu m Wins.
Farnatn. Neb., .Ian. 22.— (Special Tele
gram.)—Farnain High school won front1
Klwood High hero by the score t»f 24 to1
17 in a fait game of basket hall. Far- 1
nam plays tlie Curtis Aggies here Friday
night.
(imnd Island Lonm.
Orand Island. Neb. .Inn. 24— (Special
Telegram.) —(Jrand Island lost to Central
City hero In a basket ball game. 20 to 14.
Kearney Mviihiuh Lexington.
Kearney, Neb., Jan. 24.—(Special Tele
gram ) — Kearney High swamped the
Lexington High cage team here last night
by the score of 4 4 to 17. The Kearney
forwards xvero tossing goals from all
places on the floor.
Norfolk Team* Rotli Win.
Norfolk. Neb.. .Ian. 24. — (Special Tele
gram.)—Tli* Norfolk Y. M. C. A. beat
(he Humphry Midgets and the Norfolk
Bu»in*»* college defeated the Humphrey
Sacred Heart eager* in a double-header
basket ball program here tonight. The
"Y" won their game by the score of 22
to 15, arid the Penpushers won, 17 to 7.
llolyoke looses.
Blgsprtne. Nek. Jan. 24. — (Special Tele
gram )—The Bigspring town cage team
defeuteU the Holyoke town team hero by
the score «\f 16 to 15 in a tight game of
basket ball. *
McCook Doing Strong.
McCook. Neb, Jan. 24. — (Special Tele
gram.)—McCook High school's cage team
defeated the Curtis Aggies here in one of
the fastest games of basket ball seen on
the local floor this year. The 'ore was
17 t<* 14. McCook plays Holdrege here
Friday.
Holdrege Mins Double Hill.
Holdrege, Nab. Jan. 2 4.—The Holdrege
High cage squads won a double bill here
by defeating the Oxford High team and
the Wilcox five. The Holdrege regular*
won from the Oxford High team whll*
the reserves took the count of the Wilcox
team. The firsts won, 36 to 14, and the
reserves, 16 to 10. (
Mexico is planning to buy 10 tor*
pedo boat destroyers from the British
government.
Can't Get Ring
Routs, So Wilson
Will Climb Stairs
New York, Jan. 24.—Johnny Wil
son, world's middleweight boxing
champion, is out to win a wager of
$500 on his ability to climb stairs.
There is a series of steps at -230th
street and Edge Hill Terrace—30
flights in all—and he has made a bet
! with a sports writer that he can make
! two round trips in 20 minutes. The
‘ '.art person who tried to negotiate
i the steps in a given time made one
trip in 13 minutes and gave up.
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Paynter May
Be Out of Blue
Lineup Friday
Coach Schabinger of the Creighton
university basket ball squad has quite
a little bit to worry about these days,
especially with the South Dakota uni
versity game only three days off.
What's worrying Schabinger is the
guard berth* on the Blue 'quintet.
With ‘'Ike” Mahoney returning to the
lineup Friday as Center, Floyd Payn
ter. veteran guard, is out of a Job.
Paynter played center while Mahoney
was on the ineligible list.
Paynter is a guard who knows how
to handle the ball and play his posi
tion, but both Dane and Spelcher,
present guards, are faster, although
they don't handle the leather as well
as Paynter.
Schabinger is giving his proteges
plenty of practice this week. Bovely
and Trautman are improving at their
forward positions. Mahoney also
looks good in the harness. This lanky
athlete ranks among the first 10 in
his studies at Creighton, which has
made him eligible to piny this week
end.
Eddie Loos Wins
Southern Golf Title j
Los Angeles, Jan. 24.—Eddie Loos,
Chicago and Los Angeles professional,
won the open golf champion of South
ern California today at Flintrldge,
Country club, turning In n card of 291
for the 72 holes. Jock Hutchison,
former British open champion took
second with a score of 282. and Mac- !
Donald Smith, former metropolitan
open champion was third with 295.
Directors of Grand Island
Baseball Re-Elects Officers
Grand Island, Neb., Jan. 24.—(Spe- j
clal Telegram.)—Grand Island base- \
ball devotees have reorganized for the 1
furtherment of the interests of the :
State Baseball league. Charles Jus- 1
lice was re-elected president and C.
E. Jackman secretary. The attend
ance at the State league games here
was very good last summer.
There are from eight to 10 ounces i
of radiupi in the world.
ff ill Swap Punches
W ith Connie Curry
Siesmlau Euer-eH
J.;1_jl.;;
HIS young man will wear the
bantam crown one of these
days. These are the words of
Tom Jones, his manager, and Tom
ought to know. He’s handled title
holders. Jess Willard, Ad Wolgast,
Billy Papke, Stanley Ketrhel are
a few of Jones’ boys.
Everett meets Connie Curry,
Sioux City's bantam flash, in a 10
round windup match at Lincoln,
Friday night.
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Minors Act on Draft.
Flint, Mich., Jan. 24.—Action on
the draft ajjd optional agreement is
expected to be taken by members
of the Michigan-Ontario baseball
league at a meeting Saturday at Lon
don, Ont. Sentiment among club own
ers is said to favor some draft relief.
They have been represented ns feel
ing that the majors had violated the !
agreement.
Mandell a Challenger.
Rockford. 111.—Eddie Long, man
ager of Sammy Mandell. today
mailed a certified check for $3,500
as challenge money for a bout with
Johnny Kilbane. world's feather
weight champion.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
NEW ORLEANS.
First Hare—Purse. $1,000; claiming;
maiden 2-year-olds; three furlongs:
Fee Adrian (Wallace) .3-1 6-6 3-5
Midnight' Follies (Kelsay) .7-10 1-3
Bessie Mope (Mart*) .4-1
Time: 1:37. Nettle May, Castilla. Ink,
Fehrah, April, Mabel Van and Saisie also
ran.
Second Race—Purse. $1,000; claiming;
s-year-olds and up ; six furlong#;
Alva (Abel) .8-1 3-1 8-5
Fllbberty Gibbet (Mangan) -2-1 even
Artido (Wallace* . 4-1
Time; 1:15, Chicken. Bumperty Bumps,
Promising Tom. Harvest King. Jacobina.
Burgoyne, Silence and Pride of India also
ran.
Third Race—Purse, $1,000; claiming; 4
year-olds and up; six furlongs:
Sagamore (Abel) .12-5 even -’-3
Minute Man ‘(McDermott) .6-1 3-1
Schaeffer (Fang) .8-5
Time: 1:14 4-5. Guv’nor. Whnlebon--.
Camouflage. Grayson. Marimba. Quesada
and Green Gold Also ran.
Fourth Race—Argonne purse. $1,000: 3
vear-olde and up; one mile and 70 yards:
Rama (Corcoran) .6-2 A-5 out
Macbeth (Fronk) .3-1 even
Knight of the Heather (Thomas* -out
-Time: 1:46 2-5. Hlb Grass and Riche
lieu also ran.
Fifth Race—Mile ami a sixteenth:
Amaze (Mein) .7-1 6*2 7-5
Kirah (Scoble) . 3-1 8-5
Hueonec (Corcoran) .even
Time: 1:50 1-5. Our Birthday. Thorn
Hedge, Eocrapolette, Top Mast and At
torney also ran.
Sixth Race — One and one-sixteenth
miles:
Fit tie Ammie (Corcoran) ....6-1 5-2 6-5
Miracle Man (Abel) .6-1 3-1
Ballot Car (Moore) .even
Time: 1:50 4-5. Serbian, Chief Nordeek,
Fit t Is Patsy, Freezy Sneezy, Accelerate,
Rapid Stride, Kirtle and Service Star
also ran.
Seventh Race—Mile and a half
Dr. Rae (Mein) .1S-3 6-5 ?-5
Bonneville (Majestic) .4-1 7-6
Homeward Bound (Merimee) . 2-1
Time: 2:40 3-6. Austral, Plenty, Kebo
and American Soldier also ran.
HAVANA.
First Race—Three-eighth of a mile; 2.
year-olds:
Squash. (G. Williams) .5-2 4-5 2-5
Chop Sticks. (Walls) ...2-3 1-5
Quajlro (Burns) .6-1
Time: 1:37. Suzuki. Silvia, Libyan
Queen. Solomon's Kilts, Libora and
Yakima also ran.
Second Race—Three-quarters of a mile;
3-year-olds and up:
Col. Chile. (Grace) .2-1 4-5 3.5
Salvo, (McDermott) .7-6 7-10
The Boy, (Brothers) .....1-2
Time: 1:14 2-5. Corrie Moore, Sircco
and Qunnnah also ran.
Third Race—One mile and 50 yards; 4
year-olds and up:
Win Or Quit, (Brothers) ....even 1-8 1-5
Thomas F McMahon (Miller) ....8-5 4-5
Ashlln, (Urns) .3-2
Time: 1:47 1.5. Drapery, Orchid King
and West Meath also ran.
Fourth Race—Mile and 60 yards; 8
vear-olds and up:
Brockeshy, (J. Callahan) ....7-2 even out
Sea Prince. (Oantner) .3-6 out
Erica. (McLaughlin) .out
Time: 1:43 2-5. Sunbrae also ran.
Fifth Race—One and l-16th miles:
Fa Balafre (Stutts) .5-1 2-1 even
Colossus, (Brothers) .even 1-2
Johnny O'Connell (Barnes) .5-2
Time- 1:50 2-5. Dr. Shaffer, Zoic. Mont
perrl. Homan and Harry Glover also ran.
I Sixth Race—One mile:
Mallow-met (Brothers) .7.6 1-2 1-5
I Stonewall (Madden) .4-1 2-1
j Blazonry, (Milner ).even
Time: 1:41: Brushwood Illusionist,
Salamander, Cavalier and Coscoron also
; i an.
TODAY’S ENTRIES
NEW ORLEANS.
Fiist Race—Purse. $1,000; 3-year-olds
and up: maidens; one mile and 70 yards:
Hermoden .HI Bonfire .106
Henry I>attner..l0l Maggie Murphy.100
Old Blues .101 Via .Ill
Nuyaka .101 Walegpa .Ill
Forester .101 Juno .110
Kitty Carpenter.101 Recoup ........ $6
Rupee .106 Eulalia .101
Second Race—Purse. $1,000; claiming;
; 3-year-olds and up; six furlongs:
; Wm. o 1 C'man..l1& Moon Winks ...108
Trooper .103 Delhi Maid ....103
! Royal Dick .-T. .113 Stamp .101
, Michieavelll .115 Hillsdale . 96
Brown Bill ...110 Begum . 94
Mahoney .110 Zoona . 9$
Third Race—Purse. $1,000; claiming: t
year-olds and up; six furlongs.
War Pennant .115 Grayson .107
Fernandox .94 8pringvale .110
Wrangler .95 Betty J .710
Stone Ags .69 You Need ......112
Stockpin .101 Kirklsvington ..116
Radiant .lft4 M'tatn Roae II..115
Ukase .H>1
Fourth Race—Purse, $1,000; 4-year-o1d»
and up. six furlongs:
Marvin May ...1?0 My Reverie ....114
Boy fra Home.105 Barrachuda ...103
Wolfes Cry .100
Fifth Rare—Purse $1,000. allowances, 4
yenr-olds, Magnolia, one mile;
Colando .10$ Cap Bock .101
The Franciscan. 101 Tulalip .103
Last Effort .... 92 Hermls Kemble. 102
Olynthus .106 Plucky .101
Wanker Brown.. 101
Sixth Race—Pur3e $1,000, claiming, 3- I
year-olds, one mile and 70 yards:
Irish Pat .110 Wn'r Take All.101 I
A1 Stabler .109 Kockgnrden ....loll
Superbum .106 Kentnare .100
Slanderer .103 Minnie B . 98
Untried .102 Manicure Maid. 95
Beach Beauty .101
Seventh Race—Purse $1,000, claiming. 4-(
year-olds and up, one and one-eighth'
miles:
King Trojan.... 110 Phelan .log
Jack Fairman.. 97 Gen. Cadorna . .109
Fred Kinney ...102 Lord Herbert ..111
Execution .104 The Wit .109
Fornovla .101 Ettahe .116
Tulsa .104 Bill an^Coo... 94
Cantilever .108 Nan McKinney. 59
Weather cloudy, track heavy.
HAVANA.
F.rst Race—3-year-olds and up, claim
ing. purse. $500, furlongs:
Gonwlthim . 97 Country Girl ...107
Carruro .107 Dick Nell .112
Flying Orb ,...112 Johnson .114
Mrs. Grundy ....104 Two Eyes .107 j
Josephine K. ...109 Clark M.112 1
Top Rung . . .114 Doctor D .114
Second Race—;l-year-olds and up, claim- j
Ing, pur.se. $500, furlongs:
Queen Mazlna .. 94 Carrie Baker ...104
Grit...109 Good Enough ..112 j
Humpy ...112 Manibl .112
Adventuress ... 97 Mary Mallon ...107 1
Hemlock .112 Elmont .112
Karan .112 Old Peb .114
Third Rare—Claiming, purse, $500. 3
year-olda and up, six furlongs:
Rockabye . 90 Plegan .102
Kit. Cheatham 108 Ruddles .110
Runnan .113 Last Chance II 112
Mad Nell .100 Wedgewood ...108
Chow .110 McLane .112
Ballynew .112 Ras .113
Fourth Race—Claiming; purse $500;
claiming; one mile:
Little Niece ..115 Harold K.104
Dlnty Moore ...100 Sporting Chance 10P
Marshal Til’an 111 Medusa .......104
landslide .104 Burley .log)
Bloomington ...111 Canso .111!
Suez .114
Fifth Race—Four-year-olds and up;
claiming: purse $500; one mile:
Pretty Baby .... 99 Shingle Shack 100
Miss Dixie .104 T. F McMahon 106
Blerman .108 J. Alfred Clark 114
Ferrum .100 Miss Rankin ...104
Who Can Tell .104
Chlnocteague ...109 Montperri .109
Sixth Race—Four-year-olds and up;
claiming; purse $500; one mile and 50
yards:
Swift Cricket ..103 King B.108
Dainty Lad/ ..108 Mooresque .1«8
El Coronel ....113 Prospector .ln8
Walter Turnbow 108 Mary Erb . ..108
Short Stop .113 Battle Mountain 113
Weather clear; track good.
TIA JUAN A.
First Race—Purse. $500, claiming, 3
year-olds and up, five furlongs:
xMae Seth . 87 xDanarvi , ...102
f Lena's Roy ...103 Carren .108
Cicely Kay .. .109 Caye Man .116
xLola Fluke ... 87 xEmolda .103
Zainer .105 Alice Richmond 108
Fickle Fancy .114 Circulate .116
Second Race—3-year-olds and up, puree,
$500 five furlongs:
Miss Edna .... 08 xBelle Flower .103
xMcCroan.105 xCharl. Smith 106
Clear Fold ....110 Tom Roach ....111
xSqauah . ....103 xVictory Won .105
xThree X .105 Frmitana .10*
Plantaganet ....111 Little Gink. ...116,
Third Race—3-year-oLls and up. claim
[ tug. purse, $500; 1 mile and 70 yards:
San Hedron ...113 xTour.iant.113
Christ. Holters 113 Gen. Byng .115
John Arbor ....115 D&lwood .115
Tag Day .113 Plunger .113
Dinero .115 Go On .115
Starry Banner 115 Pattern .118
Fourth Race—3-year.olda and up, claim
ing. purse, $600, five furlongs:
xNorth Shore ..108 xtTndine .108
xPhllanderer ...112 Bomaid .113
Don Jose .115 Count Boris ....115
Milda .108 xVlrge .108
Eye Bright .112 Dr Stevenson .115
Corn Cutter .115 Midlan .118
Fifth Race—Three-year-olds; claiming;
purse. $700; six furlong*:
Iroslty . 99 Taber .,... 97
Miss Emma O. 110 Del hi mare .112
Sam tteh .116 Tubby A.115
Clock Stocking 05 Noon Hour ,...100
The Vengeance 110 Mollie Barnes ..113
Rifle .115
Sixth Race—Handicap; 3-year-ohls and
up; purse, $1,000; one and one-sixteenth
miles:
Buck Horn II 96 East Indian ....100
Caraboese .109 aAbadane .116
Teddy R.9K aTen Buttons. .. 105
John S Reardon 113
a Irwin entry.
Seventh Race—Thr^e-year-olds and up;
claiming; purse. $700; one and one-slx
teenth miles:
El Robles . 91 Weddrng Prince 104
Whippet .106 Gen. Czar . 99
xRolaterer .104 Donatello .112
xParaskane ....104 x Blossom House 102
xFrank Fogarty 113
Eighth Race—Three-year-olds and up;
claiming; purse. $600; one and one-quar
ter mile*:
xVeteran .10$ xRhymer .108
nominator ....108 Madge C. ..Ill
xVlc .106 xArgento ..lOl
xJudge David...Ill
Weather cloudy; track sloppy
Dempsey Arrives
in New York to
See Rickard
New York, Jan. 24. — Expressing
his eagerness to meet any aspirants
for his heavyweight crown. Jack
llempsey and his advance entourage,
including the champion's pet pedigreed
bulldog, "Diamond Dick, jr.,’’ reach
of New York Tuesday.
Dempsey's manager, Jack Kearns,
is due to arrive tomorrow and in the
afternoon a conference is scheduled
with Promoter Tex ltickard at which
negotiations for the titleholder's ex
pected program of action during the
outdoor season may reach a definite
basis.
Rickard said Today he would submit
two proposals to Kearns, and Demp
sey, one calling for a match with Jess
Willard, probably June 30, and the
other with the survivor of a heavy
weight elimination series among
Floyd Johnson, Tom Gibbons and
Luis Firpo, the Argentine pugilist.
The latter contest may occur in
September.
Takes Another Chance.
Frankie Woods, local welter
weight. will fight Jack Brennan on
the senxj-windup of a card at
Schuyler, Neb., February 8. Woods
stopped Brennan in one round re
cently.
Tearney Goes to Coast.
"Silent” Martin Tearney left
Omaha last night for the coast. He
is representing a number of Chi
cago fighters.
Omaha Pug Matched.
Happy Malone, Omaha light
weight, has signed to fight at Sioux
City February 2 on the card in
which Midget Smith and Earl Mc
Arthur tangle in the main event.
Cubs to Play Villisca.
The Commerce cubs will go -to
Villisca, la., Friday to play the
Villisca town team, which has not
been defeated this seapon. The
Cubs defeated the Calvary Baptist
church team last night by a score
of 48 to 8. They have not lost a
game winning all but one by large
scores. For games call George
Krebs, AT. 6403.
Reds to Orlando -
That the Cincinnati club expects
to make Orlando, Fla., permanent
training quarters is indicated in the
announcement that the club has
taken stock in the company that
owns the ball park.
Western Umps Migrate.
Advancement of umpires from the
Western league to the American is
really becoming embarrassing to
President A1 Tearney of the West
ern. so much so that he has sent
out a call for candidates for posi
tions on his staff.
They Need One.
A school for umpires is the latest.
Lou Fyfe, veteran arbiter of the
minors and for a time in the Na
tional league, will conduct it. at
Flint, Mich. He believes that In a
two-months’ course he can instill
into men constitutionally capable
the principles of umpiring so that
they can take positions, make good
and devlop, it sounds reasonable.
Belt Beats Berger.
Pueblo, Colo.—Kid Belt of Canon
City, Colo., defented Joe Burger of
Chicago, in a 3 2-round bout here.
They are bantamweights.
Seeks English Crown.
New York—Clarence C. Pell of
New York, Holder of the Ameri
can and Canadian racquet titles,
will compete for t Ire English rac
quet crown in April.
Lewis Wins,
Ivansas City, Mo—"Ed Strangler”
Hew Is, world's champion wrestler,
won a decision over ‘‘Toots” Mondt
of Colorado.
Australian After White.
Pat Mills, lightweight champion
boxer of Australia and the far east,
has asked Eeo Flynn, his New York
representative, to sign up Charlie
White if ixissible. Mills fights at
135.
Leaguer Turns Coach.
"Boston Bill" James, who pitched
for the Boston National league
team in the world series of 1914,
will coach the young pitchers of the
Sacramento coast league during the
coming season.
Landis Won’t Talk.
New York—K. M. Handle. commis
sioner of baseball, who arrived here,
scouted possibilities of a major
minor baseball conflict over the
draft issue.
Greb to Box Loughran.
New York—Harry Greb of Pitts
burgh has been matched to box
Tommy Houghran of Philadelphia.
15 rounds, January 30. at Madison
Square Garden, for Greh's Ameri
can light-heavyweight title.
Padgett Gets Draw.
Seattle, Wash.—Cowboy Padgett,
rough and tumble boxer with a
penchant for infighting, went six
rounds to a draw with Billy Wright
of Seattle last night.
Hawkes Goes to St. Paul.
St. Paul—Nelson Hawkes, first
baseman and outfielder, has been
obtained by the St. Pan! American
association baseball club from
Vernon of the Pacific Coast league.
Hawkes was with the Yankees for
a time In 1921.
fiSays “3ags"
Uaet-i
FIRST UMPIRE
GUESSED TWICE
liut What Zacli Backed in Judg
ment l!e Made Ip in
Distance.
UP unlit 1858 batters could use
any kind of bat they wanted.
Both for batting and in self
defense. Because baseball always
has continued that laughing bac
teria of irritation that hypes up men
to dispute decisions and defy gov
ernments.
Right from lirst jump of game,
that umpire i| nest ion became so
aggravated that umpires became
fugitives on sigliB
Peace has its casualty cases as
well ns war. And bravest men in
nation were umpires. Not our first
umpire. But second one, because
first umpire didn't know what was
going to happen to him.
First umpire’s name was Zaclia
riali lioken. He worked in one of
Trenton's pottery kilns. While vis
iting his uncle, Eph Turner, in Troy,
around 183!*, Zach bad his astigma
tism startled by seeing 22 hoodlums
going through motions never seen
before on land or sea.
They were playing baseball for
two years and Zach didn't know it.
ignorance had been chewing him up
irom all angles while he pottered
around in Trenton. He watched
those loafers running, batting and
perspiring. Now, every hinge on
Zach's spinal collection of verte
brae could have been used for door
knobs on Pilgrim meeting bouses.
His whole nature was indigo with
reform.
He didn't know wliat it was all
about. But it was Thursday, only
three days from Sunday either way.
Backward or forward. These hoys
seemed to be enjoying themselves,
so something must be wrong.
Zach reached forward on his nose
for his spectacles. Placing them
back near his eyes, Zach watched
for infringements. Finally, one big
argument horned into between two
little quarrels and they asked Zach
to decide.
One of Troy’s juvenile delinquents
had torn off one of those Dutch cor
ners that eliminate bases as regis
tering stations. They wanted Zach
to declare him out. Now, Zarb’s
gosling was cooked before it was
ever hatched. No matter which
way he decided his feet were in for
some marathon business.
Gophers Take Lead.
St. Paul. Jan. 24.—Minnesota took
the lead in the “Big Ten” hockey race
yesterday afternoon, chalking up its
recond straight victory over the
Michigan six by a 3 to 0 score, and
outplaying the W.lverines at all
stages of the game.
Muldoon Says Tom
Too Light for Jack ,
Tom (tihoons of St. Paul lias
posted $2,50(1 with the New York
state athletic commission for a
challenge forfeit to fight a world's
championship battle with Jack
Ifempsey, hut Muldoon, chairman
of the commission, says that (iib
bons will Ire too' light a match for
Jack, as ho can only make 175
pounds, fighting trim, against
Dempsey’s 195 pounds.
Wells to Defend
Title in March
Billy Wells, English welterweight
champion, who meets Morrie Sehlaif
er in the main event <jf the boxing
show at tho Auditoiium on February
2, will defend his title against Ted
Kid Lewis in a match at London in
March, according to word from his
manager.
Ted Kid Lewis is known to every
fight fan in America. He won tho
world’s title from Jack Britton at
Canton, O., several years ago and
later lost it back to Britton.
Wells will leave New York today
; and arrive here Friday where he will
j finish his training ' for the bout,
j Charley Harvey, manager of Wells,
rejected an offer from Madison
Square Garden to fight there on
January 29. Rather than pass up the
Omaha fight, lie refused to accept
the offer of Tex Rickard.
Advance sale indications point to a
full house when the two slugging wel
ters Rtep into the ring to battle 10
rounds lo a decision.
temdoted
I o'
nUAT Pueblo, Colo., will take
Sioux City's franchise in the
AVestern league this season is
almost assured, according tr> re
ports received from tire Colorado
| city.
At a meeting of Pueblo business
men Tuesday morning, the Pueblo
Baseball association was organized,
which is a 30,000 corporation.
The business men of the city can
vassed the town yesterday and se
cured tlie necessary funds to pur
chase the orphan franchise and run
the club for the season.
Pueblo is now on the'market for
players and a manager. AVhether
"Chick'' Mattick, present owner of
the Packer club, wilt be retained as
manager of the team is not known.
President Teamey lias instructed
he Puelilo Baseball association to
have a representative at tile league
inccing in Kansas City next Mon
day, at which time Puehlo will be
voted into the circuit.
SIOUX CITY fans have started
kicking up a fuss about los
ing the club, all o£ which Is a
funny thing.
Sioux City liad a club and a pret
ty good one. Tile trouble With the
Packer fans, according to league
moguls, was that they failed to attend
the games. The moguls also claim
ed that Sioux City wasn't behind
the elub, and that instead of boosts
fhc team received Knocks from
every known source.
\Vlien Him Western club owners
meet in Kansas City Monday, the
question pt the major-minor draft
rule will come up for discussion.
President A1 Tearney already has
expressed himself on the draft. The
loop boss is against the majors in
their fight to force the draft on the
minors.
Just what attitude the club own
ers will take is not known. There
are some team owners who side
with the majors and there are some
who side with Tearney.
■lack Holland of the Oklahoma
City Indians is for the draft, and
it might be said right here, that Hel
j land is a pretty big rog in the
| Western league.
Barney Burch, owner of the Buf
faloes, is quiet. Barney is willing
1 to sit tight until the moguls gath
er 'round the ol’ stove at Kansas
City. Bust season Barney favored
the draft, so we recall It, but at the
present he refuses to make a state
ment.
The major leagues, furnish the
Western clulm plenty of material,
there is no getting around that. If
the Western loop goes on record
against the draft, then the loop
owners can't expect any help from
their big brothers.
I.a*t season, when the Western
league race was getting warm, Tul
sa got Dave Danforth from the
Browns. Of course, Danforth was
suspended from major league ball
for doctoring the pill, but look what
a big help ho was to Tulsa during
the race. His hurling, together
with that of George Boehler, prac
tically won the pennant for the Oil
ers. This year Danforth goes back
to the Browns.
Now, supposing tile Western
league was against the draft last
year. Would the Browns have sent
Danforth to Tulsa? They would not.
The Danfortli deal wasn't a rase of
draft, hut at that It's on the same
principle.
Whatever happens down in Kan
sos City Monday should be inter
esting.
Women Bowlers Vie.
A picked tcain of Omaha women
bowlers will tackle the fastest team
j of women bowlers In Council Bluffs
I next Sunday night at the Omaha nl
lejV
f The Omaha team will be composed
of Mrs. A. P. Thompson, Nadine
j Thompson, Jean Selunder. Edith llan
son, and Mrs. T. Thoendel. For the
lowans, Mrs. Stunz, Miss E. Burg,
.Miss Ingraham, Miss Anders and Mrs.
Fellows will roll.
Creighton Yearlings Win.
The Freshman Prelegals defeated
the Freshman Fremedlcs in tho
Creighton interclass basket ball
league by the score of 26 to 7. This
was the only game scheduled for the
day. Ilaley and Hill starred for the
Prelegals and Baikal for the l’re
medics.
Nunes Beats Ridley.
Eos Angeles, Cal., Jan. 2-1.—Danny
Nunes, featherweight of Sacramento,
won an unpopular decision over Bud
Ridley, of Seattle in a four-round
event here.
Church Stages
Bouts—Police
Interfere—Finis
Chicago, Jan. 21.—A boxing match
staged by a church society was stop
ped In tho second round last night by
the police of Oak l’ark, a suburb, de
spite an injunction halting any inter
ference by the police, obtained rarlier
in the day.
The decision of the police to halt
the bout came when one of the,boxers
was lilted bodily in the air for a
knockout by a right swing to the jaw.
The police then decided that the bout
was a pciag'*fight, forbidden by Illi
nois laws.
t
Purple Cagers
Have Pair o(
Hard Contests
K N T H A ti high
school basket toss
ers are working
overtime this week
In preparation for
the two tough cage
contest# on card
this week-end. Fri
day night Coach
11111 will take his
hoopinen across
lie river to meet the
Council Bluffs five
iti a return game.
The following eve
ning the Purple
meet the Grand Island quintet on the
Y. M. C. A. court 111 a contest that
will relate the strength of the Hill
toppers with many outstate teams.
The dally workouts at the Purple
practice floor are showing the locals
to bo rapidly Improving and with
Hubert son and Babcock again able to
fight for berths pn the quint. Central
stock has again taken a sudden rise.
The Purple showed some real basket
ball at Geneva and Hastings Iasi
week ami both outstate crews fell be
fore the onslaught of the Invaders.
The Bluffmen are out for the scalp
of the Purple to revenge the early
season defeat handed them by Coach
Hill's floormon. The cross-river lads
will be on their own court when the
two teams lineup. However, with
Marrow and Koynolds at forward and
Percival tipping the leather at cen
, ter the hoopwork is sure to be heavy
for Central.
AY hen Grand Island meets the Pur
ple Satuurday night a warm contest
Is assured, for already the Hall coun
ty lads have tucked away five wins
over Nebraska fives. Ijist year the
Purple and Gold crew were Beni1.
finalists in the state tornnment and it
is reported that practically the same
outfit represents Grand Island again
this season.
Hcinie Harsch ^ins.
Heinio Harsch won his second
straight game in the state cue tour
ney at the Holmes Recreation parlor
last night hy a decisive score. He
beat the "Masked Marvel" by the
score of 125 to 49. Hnrsch’s high
run was 22 balls, while the high run
of the Masked Marvel was 38 balls.
Tonight Harry Shephard plays A.
| McNeill. The game tvfl start promptly
at 8 o'clock.
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